Free Early Childhood Screening Planned in Garden City
Garden City USD 457 offers a free screening for three to five year olds on December 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church. The session assesses hearing, vision, communication, thinking skills, and large and small muscle development and lasts about an hour. Call 276 5149 to book. if unable to attend, contact the Early Childhood Department at 271 8847.
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Garden City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fleming St
Garden City Co-op to celebrate 85th anniversary meeting
The Garden City Co-op will hold its annual meeting and 85th anniversary celebration at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Plaza Hotel in Garden City. Auditors from Lindburg and Vogel will present their annual audit report and two new directors will be elected. Boyd Lear and Tim Miller are the candidates. John McClelland said many longtime contributors will be recognized.
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Garden City Co-op
Plaza Hotel
E. Kansas Ave
Lindburg and
Vogel
Boyd Lear
Tim Miller
John McClelland
Co-Op
Family friends bury soldier killed in Iraq in Kansas
More than 1,000 people attended the funeral for Sgt. Don Allen Clary a Kansas National Guard member killed in Baghdad on November 8 while shielding VIPs. Gov Sebelius Maj Gen Bunting attended. Clary 21 represented the fourth generation of his family to serve in the armed forces. He died along with Sgt Clinton Wisdom when their vehicle blocked a suicide bomber's car. The 350 member 2nd Battalion 130th Field Artillery deployed to Iraq in February.
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Troy
Don Allen Clary
National Guard
Iraq
Kathleen Sebelius
Ted Bunting
Adjutant General of
Kansas
Clary
Don Harter
Baghdad
Clinton Wisdom
Atchison
Wisdom
Kansas National Guard
130Th Field Artillery
Prosecutor rules shooting justified in Wichita case
Sedgwick County District Attorney Nora Foulston ruled the fatal shooting of Steven McCullough justified after he chased another officer with a knife. McCullough, 42, was shot three times March 18 in his Wichita apartment. he suffered paranoid schizophrenia and reportedly told police he wanted to die.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Nora Foulston
Steven McCullough
McCullough
Foulston
Smokeout motivates Garden City woman to quit smoking
Shelly Washington aims to quit tobacco for health and finances with the 28th annual Great American Smokeout. Donna Gerstner and Garden City Recreation Commission plan a smoke free effort in Finney County, linking to Kansas Quitline support and tips for handling triggers and withdrawal.
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Shelly Washington
Donna Gerstner
Garden City Recreation Commission
Gerstner
Washington
Salems
American Cancer Society
United Health Foundation
Kansas
Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center seeks 200000 grant boost
The Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center in Satanta, supported by a Kansas Department of Commerce grant, aims to raise 200000 for facility improvements. Donors receive a Kansas tax credit and federal deduction, reducing the cost of gifts. The center serves Southwest Kansas, expanding its basement space to add offices and play therapy rooms to improve child interviews and services.
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Western Kansas
Satanta
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kansas
Child Advo
Cate Kelley Linn
Linn
WKCAC
Satanta District Hospital
Advocate
Lconi
Colby
KU to require meningitis vaccine for dorm residents
Starting Aug 1, about 4800 KU students living in dormitories and housing complexes must be vaccinated against meningitis or sign a waiver. Noncompliance could bar re enrollment next semester. University health services will provide vaccines or verify off campus vaccination. Kip Peterson of the State Board of Regents notes KU is first to mandate for some students.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
Jayhawker Towers
University Health Services
Kip Peterson
State Board of Regents
FCEDC weighs hiring analyst for Finney County study
Finney County Economic Development Corp members unanimously approved contacting William Fruth to discuss hiring him for a 4 week goal setting study and potential follow up plan. The 8 am conference call at the county center aims to map industry targets and economic growth strategies.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
FCEDC
William Fruth
Finney County Administrative Center
Ninth St
Dennis Smith
George Hopkins
Steve O’brate
Dennis Kleysteuber
Rich Harp
John Scheppner
Phil Escareno
Smith
Fruth
Policom Corp
Palm City
Fla
Meyer
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National Cancer Institute
GCRC
Finney County
Sixth St
Kan
Matt Horgna
Horyna
John Washington
Jjones
Satanta News
WECAC
Hud
Feldt
Bruce Fickel
Erick Danler
10Th
St. John Streets
Kansas News
Scott Aldis-Wilson Scottaw
Gctelegram
Finney County Economic Development
Carol Meyer
Hopkins
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